370 don't give an inch
Innovative Artist Agency and Chaos Pictures are both located in Century City, just three blocks away, just a fifteen-minute walk away, and even faster by car.
Ben sat in the driver's seat, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, he had been rolling in Hollywood for 12 years, even longer than Lance had entered the industry as a producer, even if the "day after tomorrow" had reached the height of "Jaws" or "Titanic", even if "City of God" had reached the height of "Beautiful Life" or "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", as a rookie director, Ben didn't think that Lance could dictate to himself and fire himself directly without any interview.
What's more, Lance hasn't reached that height yet.
In the blink of an eye, the car came to a halt on Green Ridge Street, Ben casually parked the car on the side of the road, and then rushed into the building in a rage, Mark followed closely behind - thinking of Lance's contempt for innovative artist agencies, even if Ben would not have confronted Lance, he had to make Lance realize: who the hell he was dealing with!
With a "bang", Ben struggled into the office of Chaos Pictures and looked left and right, "Where's Lancelot Strello?" Since Chaos Pictures did not have a front desk, and pushing the door open was the office space, so Ben's action instantly made everyone in the entire office raise their heads, but the sudden situation made everyone stunned, and there was no sound at all for a while, "Where the hell is Lancelot-hell-Strello?" You coward, shameless bastard, dare to do it but don't dare to be, do you want to hide in your protective shell like a turtle? Lancelot - Grass You//Of - Strello! β
The monstrous anger was vented at this moment without any inhibitions, pushing Ben's love xΓΉ to the peak, he gasped for breath, his eyes swept red across every corner of the office, and the terrifying momentum made people dare not look directly.
Mark was only half a step slower. He closed his eyes at Ben's curse - it was too late to stop him. There are many ways to teach Lance a lesson, and Ben chooses the lowest and most vulgar one, which is not how they deal with the problem - it affects not only Ben's personal image, but also the image of the innovative artist's agency. However, Ben had apparently been carried away by anger and had lost control.
Mark didn't expect that Ben, who had been depressed and dull for most of the past half a year, would choose this moment to explode.
Subsequently. Mark opened his eyes, and at this time the wood was already in the boat, and it was difficult to recover it, so what he needed was not chagrin and regret, but to raise his head and teach Lance a good lesson, so that Lance knew deeply that this is Hollywood, and no one can do whatever he wants. Not even the CEOs of the Big Six, not even the Big Four directors of Hollywood in the eighties. No one can!
Squeak, a door opened in an office on the left. Everyone's eyes shifted in unison, and then Mark and Lance, who had already seen the suit, walked out. A dark gray suit with a dark checkered stand-up collar shirt in navy blue, and a smoky gray horizontal striped tie looked vibrant, and the elegance and calmness of the gestures made Mark and Ben look wolf-bothered - the two were sweating profusely and dressed in disheveled clothes. Just by looking at the face, it has already fallen behind.
The mountain-like eyebrows were gently raised, outlining a touch of surprise and surprise. Then the curvature of the corners of the mouth was outlined, with a hint of politeness and friendliness, "Hehe, fortunately, I am in the company today, this is my honor." "On the surface, it sounded like a polite indication that they were able to meet, and that was a good thing; But the subtext is that if he is not in the company, he would have broken in like this and made a fuss regardless of it, which is not only undignified, but also like a shrew scolding the street - the person concerned is not sure if he is not there, so he will directly make a fuss.
The taunts and taunts that hid the needle hit Ben so hard that his facial expression suddenly stiffened - even in real life, his expression was very limited, and it seemed that his facial paralysis on the big screen was not intended, but innate; Even Mark, who was standing beside him, felt his cheeks burn - the image of the innovative artist agency was absolutely tarnished today.
Lance stepped along, and finally stopped three paces away from Ben and Mark, "So, what good happened today for the two gentlemen to visit in person?" I guess it's not like it's going to be my new office address, right? β
Lance's politeness and politeness made Ben's behavior look vulgar just now, which made Ben simply angry, and looking at Lance's hypocritical mask, he just wanted to punch Lance hard and ruin that charming smile. The words came to his lips, and before he could say them, he saw Michael Fassbender coming out of the office next to him.
The cold face line, the tall slender body, and the cold temperament are ...... Michael just walked out, and the aura around him suddenly reminded Ben of Dwight - he had read the script and read Dwight's character introduction, and he knew what kind of character it was.
Lance has actually started auditioning for a successor!
This fact slammed into Ben's chest, and Lance wasn't bluffing, but really had a plan. "So you're really going to tear up the contract and fire me from the crew?" Even at this point, Ben still can't believe the facts, because from any point of view, this matter is too unbelievable, "Are you crazy? β
Lance looked back at Michael, who had come to ask for his opinion today, and there was a stage play in London's West End that offered him a role, and he was a little hesitant to participate. Obviously, it was a misunderstanding, but Lance didn't plan to correct his misunderstanding, because in a sense, it wasn't a misunderstanding.
"If that's your definition of 'crazy'......" Lance smiled kindly, like a spring breeze, "then, yes, I'm crazy." β
Lance's words were soft but sharp, and Ben choked directly, and his brain couldn't react for a moment - Lance not only admitted, but also took it so calmly, as if the matter was taken for granted, that Mark didn't even know how to respond.
"You...... You're really crazy! The pause was only for a moment, and Ben quickly reacted, and his anger exploded exponentially, "Do you know what you're doing? You didn't even notify my brokerage company, didn't ask for my opinion, and didn't discuss with my broker, so you unilaterally tore up the cooperation agreement, where do you put the industry rules? Where do you put your stardom? Where do you put the etiquette of cooperation? Do you know who I am? Do you know who you're angry with? Did you know that I could easily make it impossible for you to get mixed up here? Do you know what you've done! β
The smile on the corner of Lance's mouth not only did not retract, but instead raised a little lightly, "Mr. Affleck, this sentence should be asked by me: Do you know what you have done?" As soon as the words fell, he wanted to refute when he saw Ben speak, Lance's smile suddenly retracted, his face suddenly gloomy, and his blue eyes burst out with a powerful aura, stabbing Ben fiercely like a sharp blade, and the flamboyant and powerful aura instantly made the air freeze, "I sued you, shut your stinky mouth!" Don't talk nonsense to journalists! But you just can't control it, right? You're like a clown, always trying to show yourself in front of reporters, show off your muscles, show off your smile, show off your woman, show off your stupidity! β
The harsh words made Ben completely stunned, and his muscles began to tremble slightly because of his anger to the extreme, but Lance had no intention of stopping, and continued, "When the director and producer tell you to shut up, you'd better shut up, really smart people know when to open their mouths and when to shut up." Now even the director and the producer have told you this, but you still don't know how to shut up, it's really stupid. And I, the director and producer of this work, if you care, I am still an investor in this work, so ......" Lance's footsteps suddenly took a step, step by step, slowly approaching, which made Ben involuntarily forced to retreat, "I know what I'm doing, I tore up the contract, I fired you from the crew, and I started casting again." And you, are you sure you know what the hell you're doing? β
Ben was forced to keep retreating, Lance's terrifying eyes made him break out in a cold sweat on his back, he stumbled, and almost fell, and hurriedly grabbed an object, stabilized his body, and looked up to see Mark's gloomy face. Ben quickly straightened up, while Mark stepped forward, blocking Lance's path.
"Mr. Strello, Ben's behavior is slightly off track, that's true." Mark took Ben's behavior through with a simple sentence, "However, it is unethical and unethical for you to unilaterally tear up the contract without notifying me and without notifying the brokerage company." This is not a positive sign, you must know that innovative artist agencies are very experienced in dealing with this aspect, and they can be discussed slowly. β
What Mark said is true, Hollywood is a very small circle, and there is no room for anything to be seen when you look up and don't look down, unless it's a bitter enemy like Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg. Today's enemy may be tomorrow's partner, this is the right law of the mall.
What's more, the innovative artist agency behind Mark is half of Hollywood, if not single-handedly. No one wants to offend this giant crocodile.
Mark was warning Lance not to be too presumptuous.
This sentence made the corners of Lance's mouth rise again, and the moment between the smiles firmly attracted everyone's attention, and then the curvature of the corners of his mouth slowly converged, and the blue eyes flashed with danger signals, and he said softly, "So what? You bite me? (To be continued.) )
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